AndyW
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is it dangerous to take the car upto maximum revs?
i dunno mate was doin it in his corsa n i wondered is he prob doin damage he did it so much that the car was almost stuttering 
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bubble
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quote:
Originally posted by AndyW
is it dangerous to take the car upto maximum revs?
i dunno mate was doin it in his corsa n i wondered is he prob doin damage he did it so much that the car was almost stuttering
thats what it is there for. my m8 had a unichip on his x14xe and it revved happily to 8700rpm. it lasted him 12000miles and his engine only died when he went from 5th into second instead of fourth. at 110mph it wasnt happy
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M4tt
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yep, engines are usually tough, as long as they are maintained there shoudn't be a problem in reving it hard.
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bubble
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honda v-tec. happy at 11000rpm. as long as oil is regularily changed!!!!
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Red_SXi
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I don't see a problem with revving hard, thats wot a rev limiter is there for
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Corsa^Dan
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agreed
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GLSi GUY
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i did, and my car is now dead. (well the engine)
well it did have 83K (in 4 years) of gettin its tits ragged off. lol
[Edited on 22-03-2004 by GLSi GUY]
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bubble
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quote:
Originally posted by Red_Sxi
I don't see a problem with revving hard, thats wot a rev limiter is there for
agreed but i fuckin h8 the limiter on the c. it doesnt bounce just stays there at a fixed setting
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MikeH
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same on my 1999 B 1.2 16v
i think i have similar ecu
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R Lee
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AGREED 
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Red_SXi
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Yeh i'd prefer a limiter that bounces
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R Lee
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quote:
Originally posted by Red_Sxi
I don't see a problem with revving hard, thats wot a rev limiter is there for
thats what i've always thought too. why would a car have a LIMITER on? its there to limit, it won't blow your engine up 
red line 
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bubble
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if it aint on the limiter-it aint full bore!!!!
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GLSi GUY
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i'd prefer an engine that worked.
damn 1.0L 12V. problems all the fuckin time  idle valve, melting spark plugs, drinking oil, now fried the piston rings.
grrrrrr
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bubble
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quote:
Originally posted by GLSi GUY
i'd prefer an engine that worked.
now fried the piston rings.
grrrrrr
how in the fcuk have you done that in a rita???
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Red_SXi
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quote:
Originally posted by bubblevaux
if it aint on the limiter-it aint full bore!!!!
Wots that supposed to mean? cos my red Sxi has a higher limiter than my black Sxi did. The black one kicked in at 6,500. But my red one kicks in at like 6,800
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bubble
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its a sayin down here. ie if it aint on the limiter its not going its best, its not full bore flat out!!
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MikeH
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my 1.2 16v corsa B kicks in at about 6,200
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Red_SXi
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oh
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bubble
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my black one was about 6700 ish.
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MikeH
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And yes as long as the engine is maintained and stuff is checked regularly there is nothing worng with reving high.
Just use good oil and change it regularly.
I've just put 5w30 magnatec in mine.... figure it'll get to the top of the engine easier and avoid wear on the camshaft.
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bubble
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and if it does go bang, u never once nailed it!!!
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GLSi GUY
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quote:
Originally posted by bubblevaux
quote:
Originally posted by GLSi GUY
i'd prefer an engine that worked.
now fried the piston rings.
grrrrrr
how in the fcuk have you done that in a rita???
easy. give me your can and i will show you 
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MikeH
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i think the 1.0 12v and 1.2 16v are crap angines... my 1.2 16v is going into vauxhall for idle and power loss problems with ecu light coming on.
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GLSi GUY
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i just blew mine up, and gettin another one put in. cheeper that way. (£200 for a engine and fitted) cheeper than spending £100 on a new idle valve and gettin vaux to plug your car in and repair it!!
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